History/Adult content

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Adult content is supposed to be stored on regions having the adult region rating.

Linden information on Adult Content

Links to official policies on Adult Content in the forums, blogs, and other relevant places.

Second Life Knowledge Base

Dozens of articles are also being revised for the Adult Content changes.

• SL Knowledge Base: Adult-oriented content controls FAQ (formerly "Adult-Oriented Content Controls"
• SL Knowledge Base: Maturity ratings: an overview (Restored with new content 2009-04-21)
• SL Knowledge Base: Age Verification FAQ
• SL Knowledge Base: Age Verification Parcel and Estate Management Features
• SL Knowledge Base: What is the difference between PG and Mature land?
• SL Knowledge Base: Adult Oriented content controls: merchant meeting transcript

Blog posts

• 2009-06-10 - Search and Adult Content
• 2009-06-01 - Adult Content Changes in Summary
• 2009-04-21 - Update - Upcoming Changes for Adult Content
• 2009-03-25 - Follow Up: Adult Content Changes
• 2009-03-12 - Upcoming Changes for Adult Content

Press releases

• 2009-04-21 - Linden Lab Ushers in New Era of Second Life with Initiative to Customize The Experience for Each User - Also available in French, German, and Japanese.

Brown Bag/inworld meetings

These are transcripts of "Adult Oriented content controls" meetings.

• 2009-05-11 - Followup definitions meeting transcript - Download MP3 audio.
• 2009-04-17 - Definitions meeting transcript - Download MP3 audio.
• 2009-04-16 - Landowner meeting transcript - Download MP3 audio.
• 2009-03-27 - Merchant meeting transcript - Download MP3 audio.
• 2009-03-25 - Educator meeting transcript - Download MP3 audio.
• 2009-03-24 - Adult Content Forum Transcript - Download MP3 audio.

Forums

• Search and Adult Content Discussion
• Adult Content Changes Discussion
• RC Questions

Upcoming Changes for Adult Content:

• Answers to Questions
• Main Forum Thread
• Motivations and Goals
• Definitions
• Account Verification for Accessing Adult Content
• Filtering Adult Content in Search and Classifieds
• Geographical Separation of Adult Content

• Forums Postings by Blondin Linden:
  • 4-27-2009 Private Parties are OK,

  4-27-2009 Living Above the Store,

  4-28-2009 Keywords Qualify for Landswap.

  • 4-16-2009 Blondin Linden Post 2392783
  • 4-14-2009 Blondin Linden Post 2390187
  • 4-14-2009 Blondin Linden Post 2390184
  • 4-08-2009 Blondin Linden Post 2384315
  • 4-07-2009 Blondin Linden Post 2383239
  • 4-06-2009 Blondin Linden Post 2382260
  • 4-03-2009 Blondin Linden Post 2379542
  • 4-02-2009 Blondin Linden Post 2378595
  • 4-01-2009 Blondin Linden Post 2376259
  • 3-31-2009 Blondin Linden Post 2375414
  • 3-13-2009 Nudity in Mature Regions

Transcripts of Sessions

• Adult Content Forum Transcript 24 March 2009

JIRA

• Meta Issue for Adult content filtering problems "to track any content that has been incorrectly marked as Adult by the search filters"

Press Release

• Linden Lab Ushers in New Era of Second Life with Initiative to Customize The Experience for Each User 22 April 2009

Links to other statements

Links to statements from other stakeholders.

• Kira Welty's Summary
• An Open Letter to Linden Lab

Unanswered Questions

Definitions of "Public"

From the "Maturity Ratings" FAQ:

Second, we will conduct proactive monitoring and rely on abuse reports that identify adult content or conduct that is promoted or advertised publicly. Where adult content or conduct on a Region is publicly advertised or promoted, that Region must be designated as Adult (or such content must be removed). We will re-designate such Regions if adult content is not removed.

What does 'adult content or conduct that is promoted or advertised publicly' mean? Is any parcel that shows up in search 'promoted or advertised publicly' regardless of whether the adult content is mentioned in Search (Blondin Linden Post 2383239 implies 'no', but it's not explicitly stated)?

It sounds like this is specifically targeting businesses, but there's a huge grey area between "this is a business advertising sex" and "this is a private residence".

Advertising?

Blondin Linden: If someone whats to have a swinger party and invite some friends, there is no problem with that. As long as they don't advertise it, who is going to know what is happening in their own home?

What constitutes advertising? Word of mouth?

Who gets to choose to move?

Who gets to choose to move?

What about people who bought Mature land on the Mainland, since the Mainland is not being designated as Adult?

Business Only?

Blondin Linden: However, if your business relies on Adult Content and would be negatively impacted, then there is nothing stopping you from submitting a ticket along with everyone else, explaining your need to move. We'll judge it on a case by case.

And if your property in SL "relies on adult content", but it's not a "business"?

Can we get transcripts of meetings?

Most of the in-world meetings on this subject have been held in "voice". Transcripts have been promised:

Blondin Linden: 5) This seems like a good time to remind you that there are several full fledged Deaf communities in SL. Your audio only recordings are not going to be particularly helpful to them. And yes, some of them are quite vested in the adult content argument. Please make text transcripts available of the Brown Bags.

ANSWER: Transcripts will be made available.

When will Transcripts be made available?

Answered Questions

How about nudity in mature regions?

According to this post in the forums simple nudity, with explicitly depicted but non-erect genitals, is not automatically "adult".

Originally Posted by Argent Stonecutter

Next question: what does "nudity" refer to. Are non-erect prim "naughty bits" considered automatically adult? (Edit: I see other people are bringing this up)

Not automatically. It depends on what they are doing.

Hanging out at a nude beach would be fine. Walking around pants-less on the mainland just to expose yourself to others would be inappropriate.

Non-sexual Nudity

Posted 4-21-2009:

Ran Garrigus: So can we again get a clarification on this? Are non-sexualized depictions of nudity (basically, the vendors images most skin makers tend to use) 'Mature' or are they 'Adult'?

Blondin Linden: They are mature - NOT adult.

Strip Clubs

Posted 4-21-2009:

1. Strip Club would be Mature.
2. Strip Clubs that use adult key words in listings and in search would be considered Adult.
3. Strip Clubs with sex balls and back room sex areas would be Adult.

PG Land?

Posted 4-21-2009

Under the new definitions, activities on PG land will be significantly restricted compared to the existing rules (e.g. a club or bar even with virtual "alcohol" would not violate the current PG definition but under the new definitions would be only permitted on mature land; indeed even streaming a Tom and Jerry cartoon on PG land would be prohibited under the new definitions but would be fine under the existing ones).

Will LL offer free land swaps (to a mature region) to any PG mainland owners who are affected by the new definition of PG?

Blondin Linden: The swap will be for those on mainland who are moving to the new adult continent.

(no)

What about shop owners who can't change their keywords

Posted 4-27-2009

Originally Posted by Argent Stonecutter

What if the words are ones they CAN'T remove from their search tags because they are the ones that describe their plot, the ones their customers use to find them? Why shouldn't they be entitled to move?

Blondin Linden: I never said that they weren't. In fact, these individuals probably would qualify.

Related Links

• Category:Adult